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Commonwealth v. Penich

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 5, 1988No. Appeal, 393 C. D. 1986PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County sustaining the appeal of Robert A. Penich, Jr. (Licensee) to the Departments one-year suspension of his drivers license.

While the facts in this case are uncontroverted, the legal issues to be resolved require us to interpret the recent decision of our Supreme Court in Department of Transportation v. McFarren, 514 Pa. 411, 525 A.2d 1185 (1987). The McFarren Court held that, if more than one chemical test is requested by a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bureau of Traffic Safety v. DreisbachCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Com., Dept. of Transp. v. McFarrenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. HernandezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Glass v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic SafetySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. TurnerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Matthews v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. McCullough v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. ViglioneCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Commonwealth v. HarbaughCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Blair v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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